Dewitts Radiator Problem
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I would definitely want the correct radiator for the car but, I'd also seriously consider replacing the hoses while everything is apart. If not now, when ... when they are 30+ years old ... if they make it that far?
Rust is forever, not rubber.
Just sayin' ...
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From the pictures I'd say the radiator was mislabeled and you got the (metric)1139001A, not (flare) 1139097A. I could be wrong but that's what it looks like. I also think the original radiator was replaced as you have an extra nut on the steel line and maybe an adapter in the radiator port. The fitting in your hand photo is a flare type and you can see the tappered end. The metric fitting and inside cooler is a larger port than the flare. It seals on a flat surface with a gasket seal in the bottom of the hole.
So, what you want to do is get a fitting that is M18 x1.5 metric male (with seal), that goes into the radiator.and can provide a way to adapt to a 37 degree flare tube fitting. Try Earls 961956 or Flare the steel tube end and your done. . Or switch radiators
The Earls fitting 961947 in the post above is wrong. Don't use that one
So, what you want to do is get a fitting that is M18 x1.5 metric male (with seal), that goes into the radiator.and can provide a way to adapt to a 37 degree flare tube fitting. Try Earls 961956 or Flare the steel tube end and your done. . Or switch radiators
The Earls fitting 961947 in the post above is wrong. Don't use that one
Last edited by Tom DeWitt; Jan 20, 2024 at 01:56 PM.
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From the pictures I'd say the radiator was mislabeled and you got the (metric)1139001A, not (flare) 1139097A. I could be wrong but that's what it looks like. I also think the original radiator was replaced as you have an extra nut on the steel line and maybe an adapter in the radiator port. The fitting in your hand photo is a flare type and you can see the tappered end. The metric fitting and inside cooler is a larger port than the flare. It seals on a flat surface with a gasket seal in the bottom of the hole.
So, what you want to do is get a fitting that is M18 x1.5 metric male (with seal), that goes into the radiator.and can provide a way to adapt to a 37 degree flare tube fitting. Try Earls 961956 or Russel 648080 Flare the steel tube end and your done. . Or switch radiators
The Earls fitting 961947 in the post above is wrong. Don't use that one
So, what you want to do is get a fitting that is M18 x1.5 metric male (with seal), that goes into the radiator.and can provide a way to adapt to a 37 degree flare tube fitting. Try Earls 961956 or Russel 648080 Flare the steel tube end and your done. . Or switch radiators
The Earls fitting 961947 in the post above is wrong. Don't use that one
